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Lawmakers Consider Law to Limit Lead

Posted on: Jan 30, 2008

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According to an article published by the New York Times today, Lawmakers are “tsk tsk”-ing Mattel for not “doing the right thing”. In November it was reported by Consumer Reports that an arm band in a toy medical kit contains “higher than anticipated” amounts of lead. Mattel decided against a nationwide recall of the toy. [...]

Green Mama Baby Steps with Envirosax

Posted on: Jan 28, 2008

Filed Under Eco-Mama, Product Reviews | 2 Comments

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Part of being a “SafeMama” for me means improving my family’s quality of life as well as making more efforts to protect our environment with a few small changes. I’m not fully green by any stretch… I’m more of a turquoise or mint green at this point but I am trying to make small changes [...]

Interview with BornFree President Ron Vigdor

Posted on: Jan 24, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Interviews | 4 Comments

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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ron Vigdor, President of BornFree, LLC, who are the makers and distributors of the BornFree baby bottles and drinking cups popping up in stores such as Babies R Us, CVS and Whole Foods. BornFree’s products are all Bisphenol-A, phthalates and PVC free, right down to the higest [...]

Thomas the Train Paying $30 Million for Lead

Posted on: Jan 23, 2008

Filed Under Articles, Product Recalls, Toy Safety | 2 Comments

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The popular toymaker responsible for the lovable Thomas the Train wooden toy line is settling the class action lawsuit over the lead paint recall fiasco last year at the bargain price of $30 Million plus a nice little $2.9 Million in legal fees. RC2′s (RCRC) proposed settlement received preliminary approval in the Circuit Court of [...]

Congress Investigates BPA in Baby Formula Cans

Posted on: Jan 22, 2008

Filed Under Articles, Bisphenol-A, Product Safety | 1 Comment

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Just when I started to feel like we were all doomed to just avoid BPA like the plague for all eternity and that big companies and the government could care less about what consumers want, a ray of light: A congressional committee is launching an investigation into the use and safety of a chemical found [...]

Baby Cubes: BPA Free & Phthalate Free Food Storage for Baby

Posted on: Jan 21, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Product Reviews | 2 Comments

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Many of us try our best to reduce the amount of unneeded plastic in our homes. But sometimes you just have to use it and in that case you want plastic that is free of Bisphenol-a (BPA), phthalates and any other potentially yucky things that can leech into your child’s food. A Safe Mama reader [...]

IKEA Kids rainbow cups & utensils BPA Free

Posted on: Jan 19, 2008

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I have no idea where I heard this originally but a friend of mine (Hi, Mariana!) picked up a set of cups and plates for me at her local IKEA. The product line is an IKEA exclusive designed by Monika Mulder and they carry rainbow sets of kids cups, plates, bowls and eating utensils. The [...]

Review: Two Foogos in one.

Posted on: Jan 18, 2008

Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Product Reviews | 3 Comments

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For most of my son’s table food life, I’ve been pretty much devout about making my own food. He started on the plain old Gerber organics, but it was short lived. Yes, it’s convenient, but it’s also expensive, and, not only did I want my son to have diverse eating tastes and a love for [...]

FAQ: Nuby Products, Which Ones Are Safe?

Posted on: Jan 17, 2008

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I’ve gotten a lot of frenzied emails from parents asking about how to tell which Nuby bottles and sippies are in the BPA Free zone. Nuby (Luv n’ Care subsidiary) has a wide range of products. Some are made with BPA Free plastic and some are not. Unfortunately since labeling this on products isn’t yet [...]

SafeMama on Motherhood Uncensored

Posted on: Jan 17, 2008

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If you missed me on Motherhood Uncensored tonight you can check it out here. Kristen was a lovely host and we covered a lot of information. I forgot to mention our coupon code so graciously offered by The Soft Landing in the bustle of interviewing. I can’t multi-task! So, have a listen to the show [...]